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This paper investigates the potential of using multiple, rigidly interconnected lightweight underwater vehicles (LUVs) as a cheaper alternative to using a single vehicle for mapping and monitoring. The objective is to develop a prototype super underwater vehicle (SUV) demonstrating the proficiency of the multi-vehicle approach. This includes the definition of a framework for SUV control and a demonstration of a prototype SUV consisting of two remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) with supporting experimental results from using the SUV for underwater hyperspectral imaging of macroalgae in an Arctic habitat in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard.
Løvås et al. (Wed,) studied this question.